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Norges rrom Sours Wates.—During April and the early part of May 
larvee of Melita artemis were simply swarming in the Penarth district, 
more particularly in one field, where some 2000 were taken by the members 
of the Penarth Entomological and Natural History Society, the majority of 
which have found their way to various parts of the country. At the end of 
May the imagines were very plentiful. During May several specimens of 
Saturnia carpint were taken on Barry Island, and during May and June 
the larvee have been very abundant, feeding on bramble. This is the first 
year we have come across S. carpint about here. On May 14th, I was 
fortunate in taking, on Barry Island, a female of Spilosoma fuliginosa, 
which, although a cripple, kindly gave me a good number of ova, which 
have since hatched; the larve are now feeding well on dock-leaves. 
Another specimen was captured at Porthkerry, near Barry, by Mr. W. EH. 
R. Allen ; these two are the first of S. fuliginosa noted for this district. 
On June 12th it was again my fortune to take, at Penarth, Macroglossa 
bombyliformis, as the insect was settled on the grass. It is believed two or 
three specimens have been seen on.the wing. Vanessa cardui has turned 
up very suddenly in extraordinary numbers. None having been seen last 
season about here, seems to imply that the present visitors are immigrants. 
Zygena filipendule is also literally swarming just now. Several drctia 
villica have been taken on Barry Island. The aspect thus far promises a 
very good entomological season. — G. A. BirKeENHEAD; Downs View, 
Penarth, near Cardiff, June 27, 1892. 
Micro-LepiporrERA oF Burton-on-TReENt.—The ‘ Transactions of the 
Burton-on-Trent Natural History and Archeological Society,’ vol. ii., con- 
tains a list of the Micro-Lepidoptera of Burton-on-Trent and District, 
compiled by J. T. Harris, F.H.S., and Philip B. Mason, F.L.S., &e. A 
list of the Macro-Lepidoptera was published in vol. i. of the Society’s 
‘ Transactions. —Ep. 
NorEs on THE Season, NortH STAFFORDSHIRE.—E. debiliata is just 
now out in abundance in some of the woods in this neighburhood. I took 
seven off one tree to-day in the rain, and altogether got about forty. 
I might have taken two or three times as many had I wished it. Sugaring 
about here has been very bad. On two or three apparently suitable nights 
there was hardly anything at all on the trees. On Wednesday I only took 
seven A. tincta, though the larve were abundant in the spring; whereas 
last year there were three or four on every tree. It was a showery night, 
and moths were abundant on the wing, but did not seem to care for the 
sugar; and so it has been all through this season. I have read with 
surprise how attractive sugar has been in the south. Last year, when 
useless in the New Forest, it was most successful here.—F’. C. WooprorDy ; 
Market Drayton, Salop, July 9, 1892. 
TAPINOSTOLA EXTREMA IN SYLAFFORDSHIRE.—On the 18th July, in a 
marsh near here, I took a single specimen of T’apinostola extrema (concolor) 
in moderate condition. The species has not been recorded from this locality 
before, but the district has never been thoroughly worked. I should visit 
the particular spot more often myself, but that it swarms with a terrible 
gnat, whose bite is most venomous. For two days after having been there 
my face and hands are so swollen that I am hardly recognisable, and one 
caunot wear a veil at dusk because one wants all one’s eyes, Plusia 
Jestuce, Acidalia immutata, and Phibalapteryx vittata (lignata) occur there 
